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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate S, getting an 80.7 score against 73.6. Even though Google Pixel 3 XL is much newer than the Huawei Mate S, it's a little bit thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate S features a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a quite lower pixel density, a little bit smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Huawei Mate S has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a greater processing power than Huawei Mate S, because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Google Pixel 3 XL shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a lower 12.2 MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a much better video resolution. Google Pixel 3 XL features longer battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 3430mAh battery size against 2700mAh.
Google Pixel 3 XL is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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